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Background

LinQ was selected by Level-5 to perform a song for the series because of the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes which caused damage all over Kyushu. The company is based in Fukuoka, Kyushu, which is also the hometown of LinQ (whose name stands for Love inQushu.)

LinQ's work in raising public morale and in helping charitable aid efforts in the area brought them to the attention of Level-5, who chose to collaborate with the group to showcase the energy of Kyushu and create a work that would cheer up the island and all of Japan.

Like other Yo-kai Watch theme songs, "Furusato Japon" was composed by Kikuya Tomoki, and the lyrics were written by Takagi Takashi.

The CD single of "Furusato Japon" will be released from major label Avex Trax on the 28th of September. Six different editions of the CD will be released: the four LinQ editions include a randomly-selected photo of a group member, while the two Yo-kai Watch editions include a QR code which can be redeemed for a Five-Star Coin.

Lyrics

Japanese Kanji

Japanese Rōmaji

English Lyrics

帰ろうよ ふるさとへ

Kaerou yo, furusato e

Let's go back to our hometown

帰ろうか ふるさとへ

Kaerou ka, furusato e

Shall we go back to our hometown?

ふるさとは ジャジャジャジャ ジャポン

Furusato wa jajajaja Japon

Our hometown is Ja-ja-ja-ja-Japon

ジャジャジャジャ ジャポン

Jajajaja Japon

Ja-ja-ja-ja-Japon

ジャジャジャジャ ジャ ジャポン

Jajajaja ja Japon

Ja-ja-ja-ja, Ja, Japon

この旅が ひとまわり育ててくれた

Kono tabi ga hitomawari sodatete kureta

This journey let us grow another size

見知らぬ大地は とってもでかくて

Mishiranu daichi wa tottemo dekakute

and this great big unknown land was so huge

自分が小さく見えました (ちっちぇいなぁ〜)

Jibun ga chiisaku miemashita (Chicchei naa~)

that we saw ourselves as small (Wow, so tiny...)

足腰むずむず いても立ってもいられない

Ashikoshi muzumuzu, itemo tattemo irarenai

Our legs are restless, we just can't sit still

ここにいたままで 後悔なんかしたくない

Koko ni ita mama de, koukai nanka shitakunai

We don't want to regret being here as we were

私達 可愛い子だから

Watashitachi kawaii ko dakara

Because we're loved

旅をする だから急に飛び立った

Tabi wo suru, dakara kyuu ni tobitatta

we're going on a journey, so we took off all of a sudden!

一花咲かせて 凱旋しよう

Hitohana sakasete, gaisen shiyou

Let's make a name for ourselves here and make a triumphant return

がっちり掴んだ お・み・や・げ 希望と目標

Gatchiri tsukanda o-mi-ya-ge, kibou to mokuhyou

with the S-O-U-V-E-N-I-R-S we snatched up so tightly: hopes and ideals

帰ろうよ ふるさとへ

Kaerou yo, furusato e

So let's go back to our hometown

帰ろうか ふるさとへ

Kaerou ka, furusato e

Shall we go back to our hometown?

ふるさとは ジャジャジャジャ ジャポン

Furusato wa jajajaja Japon

Our hometown is Ja-ja-ja-ja-Japon

ジャジャジャジャ ジャポン

Jajajaja Japon

Ja-ja-ja-ja-Japon

ジャジャジャジャ ジャ ジャポン

Jajajaja ja Japon

Ja-ja-ja-ja, Ja, Japon

Note: the line "私達 可愛い子だから 旅をする" (watashitachi kawaii ko dakara tabi wo suru) refers to a Japanese proverb, "可愛い子には旅をさせよ" (kawaii ko ni wa tabi wo saseyo), meaning "If you love your child, send them on a journey". The reasoning behind this is that it's important for a child to experience and learn on their own, rather than be coddled by their parents.